So what's the celeb fascination with tats? Here's a hypothesis for you: Maybe this is yet more evidence that Hollywood stars are, indeed, our royalty. Why do I say that? Just dig this list of authentic royalty from the 1800s, all of whom went under the needle!

King George V of England started it all in 1862 with a simple cross of Jerusalem but was so fond of it, he went on to add a Japanese dragon on his forearm. This inspired:

his sons, The Duke of Clarence and The Duke of York to get tattoos, as well as:

King Edward VII

King Frederik IX of Denmark

King Alexandar of Yugoslavia

Czar Nicholas of Russia

And my personal fav: Winston Churchill's mum (!) Lady Randolph, who had a snake inked around her wrist, which eventually inspired her famous son to tattoo himself, as well.

There were many others, too, like Prince George of Greece in the late 1890s and Prince Francis of Teck. For a full list of all the royals, as well as our modern-day versions, check out vanishingtattoo.com.